An overview on the occasion of the two hundredth birthday

By HARRISON E. SALISBURY113 min

To Be Young, Rich and Unhappy in America

The Rockefeller Cousins— millionaires in search of themselves

By Peter Collier,David Horowitz55 min

Cahill Is Blind

The opening passage of the poet’s first fiction since the novel Deliverance

By James Dickey25 min

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The Attack

The author, assigned to write about coronary surgery, suffers a heart attack. He follows his own advice and recovers. Maybe you should read this piece.

By William A. Nolen M.D.18 min

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Why You Always Leave Caruso in the Shower

A concert-hall expert improves your very own home sounds

By Martin Mayer16 min

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The Best Airport in America Is Tampa. The Worst Is O’Hare

And the most expensive airport sandwich is in Betties, Alaska

By Calvin Trillin10 min

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Actually, They’re All Pretty Awful

Why can’t an airport be more like a train station?

By Paul Goldberger11 min

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Please Forget About Teddy!

He doesn’t really want to run; therefore, should not be made to run. Let it be

By Brock Brower10 min

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Media

Twelve Years on the Assassination Beat

By NORA EPHRON10 min

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The Ten "Toughest" Photographs of 1975

Douglas Davis is a critic, an artist and a defender of photography as an art form. He has selected these pictures to demonstrate where he thinks photography is today and where it’s going. Below, he defines the word “tough” as it applies to the visual arts. The photographers themselves describe their pictures in the captions.